In this March 20, 2017 photo, activists have their feet encased in concrete during a rally outside the presidential palace in Jakarta, Indonesia. Dozens of farmers and activists had their feet cemented for a days-long protest in the capital against the operation of a cement factory in Kendeng in Central Java. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara)

Indonesian farmers cemented their feet to protest a cement factory

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In this March 19, 2017 photo, villagers from Kendeng, Central Java who has their feet encased in concrete in protest against the operation of a cement factory near their villages, rest at their temporary shelter at the Legal Aid Institute office in Jakarta, Indonesia. Dozens of farmers and activists opposed to the factory have encased their feet in concrete during a days-long protest in Jakarta, the capital. Farmers in the village of Kendeng have battled against plans for the factory for years, saying it could taint their water. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara)

In this March 19, 2017 photo, women from Kendeng, Central Java whose feet are encased in concrete in protest against the operation of a cement factory in Kendeng, Central Java, rest at their temporary shelter at the Legal AId Institute office in Jakarta, Indonesia. Dozens of farmers and activists opposed to the factory have encased their feet in concrete during a days-long protest in Jakarta, the capital. Farmers in the village of Kendeng have battled against plans for the factory for years, saying it could taint their water. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara)

In this March 19, 2017 photo, a protester whose feet are encased in concrete is wheeled on a trolley to go to the toilet at a temporary shelter at the Legal Aid Institute office in Jakarta, Indonesia. Dozens of farmers and activists had their feet cemented for a days-long protest in the capital against the operation of a cement factory in Kendeng in Central Java. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara)

In this March 20, 2017 photo, a protester has his arms encased in concrete during a rally against the operation of a cement factory in Kendeng, Central Java, outside the presidential palace in Jakarta, Indonesia. Kendeng farmers have battled against plans for the factory for years, saying it could taint their water. The factory is now more or less complete and the owner, state-owned PT Semen Indonesia, has said it would create jobs and boost the local economy. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara)

In this March 20, 2017 photo, an activist has skewers wrapped around his head with rubber bands during a rally against the operation of a cement factory in Kendeng, West Java, outside the presidential palace in Jakarta, Indonesia. Kendeng farmers have battled against plans for the factory for years, saying it could taint their water. The factory is now more or less complete and the owner, state-owned PT Semen Indonesia, has said it would create jobs and boost the local economy. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara)

In this Wednesday, March 22, 2017 photo, a mock grave marker with the name of Patmi binti Rustam, a woman from Kendeng, Central Java who died while taking part in the protest against the operation of a cement factory in the region, is displayed as activists have their feet encased in concrete during a rally outside the presidential palace in Jakarta, Indonesia. Dozens of farmers and activist have battled against the operation of a cement factory in Kendeng, Central Java for years, saying it could taint their water. The protest was overshadowed by the death of Patmi early Tuesday. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara)

Farmers and activists opposed to a cement factory in Indonesia's Central Java province this week encased their feet in concrete during a dayslong protest in Jakarta, the capital. Farmers in the village of Kendeng have battled against plans for the factory for years, saying it could taint their water.

Yu Sukinah from Kendeng outside the State Palace to protest cement factory. 50 farmers and 10 activists cement their feet there pic.twitter.com/AW0N1lQalw